Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408705 - Two Employees Are Struck by Flatbed Truck, One Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201408705 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/04/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316152313	11/04/2013	1622	237310	Whitetail Welding

Abstract: At approximately 8:29 a.m. on November 4, 2013, Employee #1, with Whitetail Welding, was picking up tie down straps that had just been removed from a load on a flatbed truck. A steel I-beam with attached guardrail became unsteady and fell, striking Employee #1 on the head and then pinning him at the midsection. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries. At the same time, Employee #2, from another contractor that was not named, fell off the truck and was struck by the beam. Employee #2 was hospitalized with a fractured ankle.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, HEAD, HIGHWAY, PINNED, FALL, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, FLATBED TRUCK, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316152313			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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